Preparing for new beginnings… Don’t just get busy. Get devoted!
A new year is about to begin. If the Lord wills, we will live to see it. This is the time that many will recommit, revisit, start or make resolutions. Particularly, for the child of God, many of us will make a resolution to get busy in the Kingdom. That’s great! But I want to challenge you to not just get busy in the Kingdom, but become devoted to the Lord. Purpose and mission is the prelude to devotion. Becoming devoted will keep you connected to God, not just the church.
For many, our New Year’s zeal will start to fade because we’ve simply added something honorable to our to-do list of Christian mechanics, but we never connected to the God given purpose of why we do what we do. Just getting busy (mechanics) will seldom create the passion to stay committed for the long haul. But purpose does.
God created us on purpose for a purpose. We should strive to walk in that purpose and with God as we posture hearts as His servants. Let this mind be in us that was also in Christ Jesus. Be intentional. Don’t settle for just going through the motions of ministry. Be full of purpose and passion. And as you minister to others in whatever capacity you choose to serve (or have been chosen to serve), that ministry will minister to you. When you commit yourself in devotion to God (not just getting busy), you don’t just give God your hands, you give Him your heart.
*Tressa Jo
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